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An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud,… Read more
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1970 · 3h 4m · ★ 95% (38K)
3 days of peace, music...and love.
Director: Michael Wadleigh
Starring: Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Roger Daltrey
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
Michael Wadleigh
Wadleigh-Maurice, Warner Bros. Pictures
Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Joe Cocker, Country Joe McDonald, Barry Melton, Greg Dewey, Mark Kapner, Doug Metzner, Arlo Guthrie, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Neil Young, Ric Lee, Leo Lyons, Alvin Lee